Effects of Adjective Position on Information Recall in Czech

• Název práce v češtině: Vliv pozice adjektiva na vybavování informací v češtině
• Název v anglickém jazyce: Effects of Adjective Position on Information Recall in Czech
• Klíčová slova: vybavování|psycholingvistika|pozice adjektiva|porozumění|paměť|čeština
• Klíčová slova anglicky: recall|psycholinguistics|adjective position|comprehension|memory|Czech
• Akademický rok vypsání: 2023/2024
• Typ práce: diplomová práce
• Jazyk práce: angličtina
• Ústav: Ústav českého jazyka a teorie komunikace (21-UCJTK)
• Vedoucí / školitel: doc. Mgr. Jan Chromý, Ph.D.
• Řešitel: skrytý - zadáno a potvrzeno stud. odd.
• Datum přihlášení: 05.02.2024
• Datum zadání: 12.03.2024
• Schválení administrátorem: bylo schváleno
• Datum potvrzení stud. oddělením: 14.05.2024
• Datum a čas obhajoby: 16.06.2025 09:00
• Datum odevzdání elektronické podoby: 06.05.2025
• Datum proběhlé obhajoby: 16.06.2025
• Odevzdaná/finalizovaná: odevzdaná studentem a finalizovaná
• Oponenti: doc. Mgr. Radek Šimík, Ph.D.
• Ocenění: Práce byla navržena na ocenění

Zásady pro vypracování

In recent papers by Chromý and Vojvodić (2024) and Chromý and Tomaschek (submitted), compelling evidence has emerged indicating differences in the immediate recall of distinct types of information. Immediately after reading a sentence, individuals consistently exhibit superior recall of information conveyed through objects, as opposed to that conveyed through locative or temporal adjuncts or attributes. Furthermore, the positioning of the information in focus appears to strongly influence recall, with focused information being recalled better compared to unfocused information.
This thesis aims to follow up on this recent research conceptually, directing attention towards the recall of adjectives and nouns modified by them in Spoken Czech. The primary variable under scrutiny will be the position of the adjective — whether it occurs prenominally or postnominally. Crucial focus will thus be placed on information entropy, how it is influenced by the order of information in the sentence and how it interacts with subsequent information recall.
The thesis will consist of three subsequent experiments. Participants will be presented with recorded sentences, and immediately following the completion of each sentence, they will be confronted with an open-ended question referring either to the adjective (e.g., "What kind of N was it?"), or the noun, which they are required to answer by means of typing. The experiments will be conducted online, and each will involve a sample size of at least 150 native Czech speakers.
The thesis will be written in the English language.

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